County Authority Unclaimed Body Final Disposition
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2019 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning authorization for a county to use any lawful method to give final disposition to an unclaimed dead body.
Bill Summary:
Current law requires a county to bury an unclaimed dead body after following certain procedures. The bill authorizes the county to also cremate the body or use any lawful method of final disposition. The bill also harmonizes conflicts in existing law to the standards required by the final disposition statute.
Current law gives a coroner or other governmental official who has control over an unclaimed dead body between 24 and 48 hours to find any relatives or friends of the deceased. The bill extends this deadline to 5 days.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 01/17/2019 | PA1 |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/24/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2019 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely |
| 03/14/2019 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 02/05/2019 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Amended |
| 01/24/2019 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 01/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 01/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 01/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 01/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/04/2019 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government |
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